Home / 732,628.60-1,099,100.09-227,178.73

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 732,628.60, 1,099,100.09 and 227,178.73

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 732,628.60, 1,099,100.09 and 227,178.73 is: 340,816.83

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    732,628.60 : 1,099,100.09 = 227,178.73 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    732,628.60/1,099,100.09 = 227,178.73/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    732,628.60x = 1,099,100.09 × 227,178.73
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    732,628.60x = 249,692,157,070.59
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 249,692,157,070.59/732,628.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 340,816.83

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.